Z9PE-D8 WS

Software

• macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 (20D74)
• macOS Catalina 10.15.7 (19H524)
• OpenCore 0.6.6

Hardware

• MB : ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS ( BIOS 5802 mod )
• CPU : 2x E5-2667 v2
• GPU : SAPPHIRE NITRO+ RADEON RX 470 8G GDDR5 OC

Benchmark

Normal

• Geekbench 3 : 52,830
• Geekbench 4 : 46,649
• Geekbench 5 : 11,793

Overclock (BCLK 108 MHz)

• Geekbench 3 : 57,445
• Geekbench 4 : 51,385
• Geekbench 5 : 12,909

OpenCore settings

kexts

from Kext Updater

• AppleALC.kext
• CpuTscSync.kext
• GenericUSBXHCI.kext
• Lilu.kext
• NVMeFix.kext
• SMCProcessor.kext
• SMCSuperIO.kext
• VirtualSMC.kext
• WhateverGreen.kext

from others

• AppleMCEReporterDisabler.kext

  • https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/ktext.html#extras

• IONetworkingFamilyInjector.kext

  • https://trick77.com/intel-gigabit-ct-kext-macos-sierra-10-12/

Status

Working

• Shutdown
• Power management with SSDT-CPU.aml
• Audio ( with alcid=1 in config.plist )
  • Disable Above 4G Decoding in BIOS needed

Not working

• Wake from sleep
• USB 3.0 in macOS 11 Big Sur

Other

BIOS mod

• NVMe Patch
  https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Z9PE-D8-WS-Bios-mod-to-support-NVMe-m-2-support
• MSR Patch
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHAlsQvDMN4